10/23/2026
🤔If you have ever heard “he will catch up” from a grandmother, a coach and two doctors, you know how kind it sounds and how little it tells you.
One thing that helps is asking the people who love him how they grew.
- When did Dad get his growth spurt?
- Did Grandpa go through puberty late?
- Did an uncle shoot up well after his friends?
Families often carry a growth pattern in their stories, even when nobody wrote it down.
Write down what you hear, with the person’s name and roughly when it happened. It is a small piece of the puzzle, and clinicians find it useful. It does not replace measuring how your child is growing. It gives that measurement context.
